I just received news via Twitter from Ray Krueger of the New York Times that there is a deal up in Albany to maintain Melvina Lathan's salary.
Specifically, Ray Krueger's tweet provided as follows:
Assembly budget committee member Bing says there is a three-way deal to restore the salary of the NYS Athletic Commission chair.
As you may recall from an earlier post, Governor Cuomo had proposed eliminating the New York State Athletic Commission Chair's salary as part of his Executive Budget. I posted here why I thought this was a big mistake for combat sports generally and for MMA in New York if it is to be legalized.
The Assembly proposed budget accepted the elimination of the NYSAC Chair's salary and the Senate proposed budget maintained the salary.
I have not received any separate confirmation on the news from Ray Krueger, but, assuming it is true, it is welcome news and a very good development.
Fight Lawyer
